NCAAB Game Recap - FAU at Rice
Thu Jan 9, 2020 8:00 PM EST

Gonz
94
USD
50
F
Minn
58
MSU
74
F
Ariz
73
Oreg
74
F(OT)
Purd
78
Mich
84
F(2OT)
Mem
67
WichSt
76
F
Drex
73
Tows
89
F
LaTec
73
UTSA
89
F
Merrim
62
StFPA
80
F
FlGlf
74
NFla
89
F
NJIT
52
JU
68
F
ArkLR
71
Troy
76
F
MtStM
61
(N/A)
64
F
Oakl
60
YSU
61
F
UNCW
63
W&M
79
F
StPet
58
Sien
61
F
StFNY
52
RobM
78
F
CenCT
78
LIU
90
F
N AL
52
Lib
63
F
Del
80
JMU
76
F
UL
52
GASt
90
F
ULM
56
GaSo
67
F
SacHr
77
FaDi
75
F
Charl
73
Elon
65
F
(N/A)
56
Colum
86
F
Detr
59
Clev
64
F
KennSt
73
Lipsco
85
F
Marsh
79
MTSU
75
F
E IL
74
E KY
77
F
APSU
75
TNTec
62
F
SIU-E
77
MorSt
83
F
Hof
74
NE
72
F
UMKC
64
UTRGV
76
F
App
56
TexAr
66
F
CoCar
66
TxSt
78
F
ArkSt
59
USA
75
F
FAU
81
Rice
76
F
NDSU
73
ORU
79
F
FIU
56
N TX
74
F
W Ky
62
UAB
72
F
Belm
89
SEMO
64
F
TNSt
74
TN-M
87
F
Wash
55
Stan
61
F
N CO
65
Web
64
F
USM
64
UTEP
76
F
ChiSt
54
NMSt
93
F
S UT
71
IdaSt
55
F
Murr
72
JSU
68
F
Mont
90
E WA
63
F
MTSt
71
Ida
68
F
HI
75
CS-Ful
69
F
UCRiv
65
UCDav
59
F
NoAZ
57
Sac
64
F
WaSt
66
Cal
73
F
BYU
84
StMar
87
F(OT)
SCla
61
USF
80
F
AzSt
82
OrSt
76
F

FAU 81, Rice 76

Jan 9, 2020, 8:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

FAU

40

41

81

Rice

31

45

76

Taylor scores 34 to lift FAU over Rice 81-76
Thu Jan 9, 2020 10:18 PM

HOUSTON (AP) Cornelius Taylor had a season-high 34 points as Florida Atlantic narrowly beat Rice 81-76 on Thursday night.

Taylor shot 7 for 9 on 3-pointers.

Michael Forrest had 12 points for Florida Atlantic (11-5, 3-0 Conference USA). Dardan Kapiti and Aleksandar Zecevic had 10 points apiece.

Drew Peterson had 15 points and seven rebounds for Rice (8-8, 0-3), whose losing streak reached four games. Ako Adams added 14 points and Josh Parrish had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Florida Atlantic plays North Texas on the road on Saturday. Rice plays Florida International at home on Saturday.

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Leaders

FAU PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Taylor 34 0 1 3 2 0
M. Forrest 12 0 2 1 1 0
Rice PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Peterson 15 0 5 6 3 0
A. Adams 14 0 2 1 0 0

Team Comparison

FAU Rice
Points For 81 76
Field Goals 32/69-46% 22/57-39%
Three Pointers 12/31-39% 8/26-31%
Free Throws 5/8-62% 24/27-89%
Offensive Rebounds 12 8
Defensive Rebounds 29 28
Rebounds 45 38
Blocks 2 0
Steals 9 8
Turnovers 16 14
Personal Fouls 20 12
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - FAU Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Thu Jan 9 FAU 81 @ Rice 76 C. Taylor 34 D. Peterson 15

Game Information

Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 1,170
Game Time: